Medchal Power engineer held by ACB

One Sridhar, regional electrical engineer, attached to Electrical Operations wing at Medchal in Ranga Reddy district, was taken into custody by officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday on the charge that he amassed huge wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

According to the information, the ACB sleuths raided his houses at Balkampet in the city and Sircilla town in Karimnagar district simultaneously on Tuesday following complaints that Sridhar had amassed huge wealth by corrupt practices. The ACB officials searched his houses for three hours from 6 am to 9 am and found incriminating documents that he had acquired one building each in Balkampet and Sircilla, four house plots in Karimnagar district, Rs 15 lakh bank balance, LIC policies worth Rs 17 lakh, 60 tolas of gold and so on. (NSS)